Fulfill Your Dog's Dreams With This Peanut Butter Surprise - BarkPost

Jan 31, 2017 - These allergies can even develop over time in dogs who once were able to eat peanut butter or other peanut products without issue

Peanut butter. It's a dog's favorite treat. It is easy to fill toys with this delicious nutty substance and they go crazy. It hides pills and medications to make administration easy. It's been a go-to in the kitchen arsenal of treats for many years. With new brands of healthier options becoming available for human consumption, there is a new and important distinction to be made when considering giving peanut butter to your pooch, and that is the additive xylitol. Xylitol is a sugar substitute that has been used in gums such as Orbit, Stride, and Trident for years, as it has proven dental health benefits for humans. Unfortunately, xylitol is highly toxic to our canine friends causing hypoglycemia and liver damage. There is no known toxicity to cats.

Even if your dog doesn’t find dairy or gluten problematic, this adorable video is worth the watch to see these eager canine cooks interfering (or are they helping?) with the preparation of these peanut butter doggy cookies. Since some of our buddies can’t digest the ingredients in some recipes above, this selection serves up a stomach-sensitive solution for dogs with dairy and gluten digestive problems.

Yet pet store shelves are stacked with peanut butter flavored products. Peanut butter cookies, peanut butter stuffing … and even those of us who choose to bypass commercial foods, have been fooled into thinking that the occasional Kong stuffed with organic, sugar-free peanut butter is an awesome treat for dogs. Before you grab your jar of peanut butter to share with your dog, it's important to check the label. Some - that can cause hypoglycemia and in dogs. "Ultimately, a dog frequently desires food that is being eaten by the leader of their pack (in this case, their person) and, in many cases, that food is not shared with the dog," Michael said. "However, for whatever reason, people have decided that sharing peanut butter is OK, and dogs are fully aware that this is one of the few food items that the leader of the pack will share with them freely." Moreover, there are many pet owners whose pets already have chronic allergies and skin problems who carefully watch their diets using hypoallergenic foods and yet their pets continue to scratch and itch because they are coating the dog's pills with peanut butter to administer them. Their pets continue to have chronic yeast infections in the ears and scratch and itch. It only takes a small amount (e.g. a teaspoon) to result in a week-long allergic episode.Peanut butter dog biscuit? Peanut butter to cover a pill? Peanut butter as a treat? Think again. Many people commonly give their dogs peanut butter because it is a food that they personally enjoy and want to share it with their beloved pet. There really is no upside to doing this and there can be significant downsides, especially if your dog has allergies.It's time for another DIY Dog Treat! Today we are making DIY Peanut Butter Pie for dogs since it's Shelby's 9th Birthday! Shelby can be a very picky eater since she is a #Diva, so we wanted to create something out of all of the ingredients that we know she likes! This is the DIY dog treat we came up with for today!